Chapter 30: Narukami
When that electric current came from behind, Amou Byakuya, who had sharp reflexes, subconsciously looked back.
He saw Arima Kishou holding the cannon-form "Narukami." "Narukami" is a very high-grade Quinque, comprehensively rated "S+".
"Narukami" has three forms.
They are:
Cannon form: Can release electricity from a long distance.
Pincer form: Releases many spherical electric currents.
Sword form: Concentrates electricity at the tip of the sword, making it even more powerful.
It can be said to be a very comprehensive and extremely lethal high-grade Quinque. Therefore, Arima Kishou has always used it as his main weapon. To date, no Ghoul has survived an attack from "Narukami."
Arima Kishou's "Narukami" seems to be a Quinque with a special attribute, which is the "electricity" attribute.
The specific principle is unknown. Just like Tatara of "Aogiri Tree" also has a special flame attribute. Perhaps it's a genetic mutation.
Because Amou Byakuya was still marveling at the terrifying power of "Narukami," he temporarily forgot to put Kurona Yasuhisa down.
Kurona Yasuhisa was being held by Amou Byakuya in a "princess carry," her face flushed red, and her heart was beating fast.
Kurona Yasuhisa didn't know where to put her hands. Her mind was so chaotic she could barely even feel her own arms.
It wasn't until this moment that she finally couldn't help but speak: "You... how long are you going to hold me?..."
"Ah, sorry."
Amou Byakuya immediately put Kurona Yasuhisa down.
"You don't have to apologize..."
Kurona Yasuhisa said very softly.
"Kurona!"
At this moment, Nashiro Yasuhisa ran over with a worried look.
"I'm fine, but I... I caused us to fail..."
Kurona Yasuhisa said in a self-blaming tone.
She almost fell into the Ghoul's hands and had to be saved by Amou Byakuya. This meant both she and Nashiro had failed.
"It's okay. As long as you're okay, Kurona."
Compared to success, Nashiro Yasuhisa definitely cared more about Kurona's safety.
At this time, Amou Byakuya returned to Arima Kishou's side. The Yasuhisa sisters followed behind him.
Arima Kishou hadn't put his "Narukami" back into the Quinque briefcase because the performance of the other group of newcomers was also not looking optimistic.
"I think I might have been a bit redundant just now."
Amou Byakuya smiled with slight embarrassment.
Because Arima Kishou's "Narukami" was very timely. Even if he hadn't gone to carry Kurona away, that Ghoul wouldn't have had a chance to hurt her.
However, Kurona Yasuhisa didn't think so. After all, his intention was indeed to save her. From her perspective, this was not redundant.
"No, you did very well."
Arima Kishou said flatly.
Hearing Amou Byakuya being praised by Arima Kishou, Ihei Hairu immediately took notice.
But she didn't say anything, just silently stared at Amou Byakuya.
Amou Byakuya could clearly feel Ihei Hairu's gaze. He knew exactly why she was staring at him like this. He just pretended not to know.
"You indeed did very well. This proves that you not only have the ability to exterminate Ghouls but also to save your teammates in front of a Ghoul. To be honest, your individual ability really exceeded my expectations."
At this time, Ui Koori also praised Amou Byakuya. "Of course, Suzuya Juuzou's performance was not bad either."
From this battle alone, he could see that the potential of these two newcomers was very high. Especially Amou Byakuya, who right from the start displayed strength that even ordinary Second-Class investigators did not possess.
"As for Kurona Yasuhisa, you need to reflect properly. Getting distracted while fighting a Ghoul is a major taboo. Remember never to make such a mistake again."
Hearing this, Kurona Yasuhisa lowered her head in shame.
Nashiro Yasuhisa's performance was acceptable, so there was no need to lecture her.
Originally, if Kurona hadn't been distracted, with the sisters' coordination, they would have quickly taken control of the situation and defeated that Ghoul.
Finally, although the remaining two boys (Takuya Ida and Renji Hino) didn't perform as well as the Yasuhisa sisters, they didn't make any mistakes and followed the rules. Even though it was a struggle, they still succeeded.
Seeing Kurona's low spirits, Nashiro couldn't help but worry. "Kurona..."
"There's no need to dwell on one mistake. Just don't make the same mistake next time."
At this time, Amou Byakuya comforted Kurona Yasuhisa.
"That's easy for you to say..."
Kurona Yasuhisa raised her head and glanced at Amou Byakuya. Her tone was still a bit cold, but the hostility from before was clearly gone.
"Amou-san is amazing. You got praised by both Ui-senpai and Arima-san."
As they continued deeper into the underground labyrinth, Ihei Shio came over to chat with Amou Byakuya again.
"You're amazing too, Shio. I saw you easily finish off that Ghoul just now."
Amou Byakuya chatted casually.
"No, no."
Ihei Shio shook his head modestly.
And behind Amou Byakuya, Kurona Yasuhisa had been intentionally moving closer to him for a while now. She wanted to ask him something.
But right now, Ihei Shio was in her way.
Moreover, she didn't know Ihei Shio's true gender. She had judged from his appearance and mistakenly thought Ihei Shio was a girl.
Watching Ihei Shio stick so close to Amou Byakuya, talking and laughing, Kurona, who was already annoyed by Shio's presence, felt inexplicably even more irritated.